Left-over ice-box file.



E. l. LUDWIG.

LEFT OVER ICE BOX FILE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, I9I1.

1,278,695.. Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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EDWARD IRVING LUDWIG, 0F BABYLON, NEW YORK.

LEFT-OVER ICE-BOX FILE. ,Y

To all 'whom t may concern:

vand Improved Left-Overs Ice-Box File, of

which thefollewing is a full, clear, and eX- act description. 5

This invention relates to means for storing or filing away in an ice box fresh foods or left-overs, 1n such a manner as to insure efhcient refrigeration with a minimum amount of ice, and at the same time take care of a large amount of food in a comparatively small capacity ice box or refrig- The invention has to provide an improved receptacle and arrangement of receptacles whereby foods can be compactly stored in a sanitary and effective manner, the receptacles being so constructed that one can fit in another so that except for the topmost receptacle of a group, and furthermore, the receptacles are so shaped that it is impossible to place piles or groups of receptacles so close together as to interfere with effective circulation of the air:

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle having corrugations formed adjacent -the top and in one that when this corrugated or scalloped side of the receptacle is in contact with the flat side of another receptacle, ports or passagesare formed through which the air can circulate, and thehcover for such a receptacle has a scalloped edge so as to close the scallops or corrugations of the receptacle, thereby keeping the contents of the receptacle covered and in a sanitary condition. The receptacles are slightly tapered so that one can fit in another to such a depth as not to close the corrugationls, whereby cold air can circulatein the receptacles,

' to other pots or teE and preferably the receptacles are made of enamelware or the like, so that they can vbe used as cooking utensils to thereby do away transferring the food- Specication of Letters Patent.

for its general objects earthenware or the like,

receptacle.

Patented Sept. M1), 1215318.

Application iledl April 20, 1917. Serial No. 163,502.

ceeds, the invention comprises various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be set forth with particularity in the following description and claims appended hereto.

Tn the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of thev invention and wherein similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

Figure 1 is a front view of a refrigerator with the food containers or rece tacles piled therein, few of the containers eing partly broken away;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of two containers placed together and the cover of one of the containers partly broken away;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on-the line 3-3, Fig. 2; and l Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the containers with the cover raised.

Referring to the drawing, A designates an ordinary refrigerator in the compartments of which are arranged food containers or ref ceptacles B, which may be of dierent sizes and shapes according' to the nature of the food stored. Certain of the containers are of such size as to admit of their being piled one on top of another so that space'is economized.

Each container comprises a suitably shaped body 1 made of enamel, metal, and the corners and edges inside are preferably rounded. The wall 24 of each receptacle has along its top edge substantially conical flutes, corrugations or scallops 3, which serve to prevent an adjacent receptacle from being placed in too close proximity thereto. These utes eX- tend about an inch or so from the top edge but they are'not closed when one receptacle is placed in another, as shown in Fig. 2. The receptacles are slightly tapered downwardly so that one above fits within one below it without the bottom of the upper receptacle coming into contact with the food. For the receptacles not covered by another one set thereinto, a cover 4 is employed, which cover has a scalloped edge 5, so that the scallops thereof will fit into the corrugations orv flutes 3 and effectively close the `Lugs or equivalent devices 6 on the ends of the cover serve to enable it to be easily removed, or Ventilating or nger-holes lthat effective refrigeration of the contents is insured.' I

Furthermore, the foods will be kept separate and one kind offood will not be affected by foods of another kind.

From the foregoingl description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which lthe invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation, to-

gether with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire tohave it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Y Having thus described my invention, I l

claim Vals new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: f v

l. A left-overs ice box ile comprising a plurality of rectangular containers each of the same construction and adapted to lit one Within another, whereby any one of the containers may be at the top, each container being open at the top and tapering downwardly, whereby the bott-om of an upper container-fits into the next one below it, the four Walls of each container having` their upper elges in a common plane, and one wall being provided with corrugations extending downwardly to a point below the bottom of an interfitting superimposed container, whereby the `corrugations form Ventilating passages, and a cover adapted to fit -any one of `the containers and having one edge shaped to conform to the corrugations.

2. A receptacle for a left-overs ice box file, comprising a body having imperforate walls and an imperforate bottom, the receptacle being, open at the top` and tapering downwardly, and the upper edges of the walls beingin a common plane and one wall having corrugationsv extending downwarly from the top edge, and a cover resting on the top edges ofthe walls and one edge of the i cover being shaped to fit in the corrugations.r

vEDWARDV IRVING LUDWIG. 

